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Laconia High School

Q: Is Laconia High School a good school?

Laconia High School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of New Hampshire high schools.

Q: How many students attend Laconia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Laconia High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Laconia High School?

Students at Laconia High School are 86% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Public Grades 9-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 19% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Laconia High School is a public school serving about 562 students in grades 9–12 in Laconia, New Hampshire, part of the Lakes Region and the Laconia School District.

The school’s academic results are below New Hampshire averages, with mathematics standing out as the biggest concern. In 2025–2026, 18% of students were proficient in math, compared with 44% statewide; reading proficiency was 47%, and science proficiency was 29%. Reading and science have improved modestly in recent years, while math rose from 11% to 18% but remains well below the state rate. Laconia’s current statewide ranking is 72nd of 89 high schools, or the 19th percentile, an improvement from the previous year but still near the lower end. Nearby schools such as Inter-Lakes High School and Gilford High School rank considerably higher, while Newfound Regional High School and Winnisquam Regional High School also currently outperform Laconia.

Laconia’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 85.8%, slightly below the 87% state average and lower than most nearby comparison schools. However, its dropout rate improved substantially to 2.1%, below the state rate of 2.3%. A 10-to-1 student-teacher ratio is one of the school’s strongest features and compares favorably with most local high schools. The data also point to important questions about support for students receiving special education services, whose statewide effectiveness ranking has remained near the bottom. Overall, Laconia offers relatively strong staffing capacity and signs of progress in dropout reduction, but families should pay particular attention to math support, graduation pathways, attendance and intervention services, including resources for students with additional learning needs.

562

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,949

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

345 Union Ave
Laconia, NH 03246-2811

(603) 524-3350

District: Laconia School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg46%

72^nd of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 166Laconia School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	72 of 89	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	77 of 86	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	69 of 85	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	73 of 84	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	62 of 71	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	72 of 81	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.3	50 of 82	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	58 of 84	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	40 of 77	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.9	50 of 85	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	72 of 81	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	74 of 81	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	70 of 79	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	63 of 80	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	68 of 80	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	65 of 78	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	64 of 79	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	57 of 60	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	69 of 82	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	67 of 78	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	74 of 78	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	52 of 60	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	45 of 61	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	72 of 88	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	78 of 86	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	55 of 67	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	56 of 66	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Science29%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	NH SAS Mathematics (2026)	NH SAS Reading (2026)	NH SAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Laconia High School	Public	9-12	345 Union Ave	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-3350	562	56	10.0	34.7%	484 (86.1%)	19 (3.4%)	25 (4.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	23.9	72^nd of 89 public high schools	19.1%		13.4	77^th of 86 public high schools	10.5%	5	18.0	47.0	18.0	47.0	29.0	29.0	$21,949
Gilford High School	Public	9-12	88 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-7135	470	41	11.4	11.3%	450 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67	24^th of 89 public high schools	73.0%		45.6	45^th of 86 public high schools	47.7%	21	35.0	68.0	35.0	68.0	45.0	45.0	$22,043
Belmont High School	Public	9-12	255 Seavey Rd.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 267-6525	361	30	11.9	21.3%	339 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	28.6	70^th of 89 public high schools	21.3%		39.3	52^nd of 86 public high schools	39.5%	18	13.0	55.0	13.0	55.0	31.0	31.0	$18,442
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)	Public, Charter	9-12	5 Elm Street	Northfield	03276	Belknap County	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 729-3370	43	4	10.7	46.5%	36 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	5 (11.6%)								(n/a)
Inter-Lakes High School	Public	9-12	1 Laker Ln.	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 279-6162	294	27	11.0	25.5%	274 (93.2%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	70.6	23^rd of 89 public high schools	74.2%		58.1	28^th of 86 public high schools	67.4%	5	36.0	67.0	36.0	67.0	50.0	50.0	$26,510
Winnisquam Regional High School	Public	9-12	435 W. Main St.	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-4531	357	22	16.2	30.5%	318 (89.1%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	46.1	38^th of 89 public high schools	57.3%		21.5	71^st of 86 public high schools	17.4%	33	418.0	55.0	< 10%	55.0	41.0	41.0	$19,188
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	119 Central St.	Franklin	03235	Merrimack County	Franklin School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 934-5441	280	17	16.1	51.4%	241 (86.1%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	5.9	86^th of 89 public high schools	3.4%		7.5	82^nd of 86 public high schools	4.7%	4	0.0	33.0	0.0	33.0	19.0	19.0	$21,001
Newfound Regional High School	Public	9-12	150 Newfound Rd	Bristol	03222	Grafton County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-6006	357	31	11.5	30.5%	334 (93.6%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	44.8	42^nd of 89 public high schools	52.8%		22.8	70^th of 86 public high schools	18.6%	28	24.0	58.0	24.0	58.0	39.0	39.0	$19,967
Kingswood Regional High School	Public	9-12	396 S Main St	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-2055	729	66	11.0	26.6%	688 (94.4%)	9 (1.2%)	13 (1.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	30.7	65^th of 89 public high schools	27.0%		45.9	43^rd of 86 public high schools	50.0%	22	20.0	57.0	20.0	57.0	25.0	25.0	$21,553
Prospect Mountain High School	Public	9-12	242 Suncook Valley Rd.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Prospect Mountain JMA School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 875-3800	402	36	11.1	21.1%	374 (93.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	28.7	69^th of 89 public high schools	22.5%		52.8	33^rd of 86 public high schools	61.6%	36	13.0	56.0	13.0	56.0	30.0	30.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Laconia High School

What is the racial makeup of Laconia High School?

Students at Laconia High School are 86% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Laconia High School a good school?

Laconia High School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of New Hampshire high schools.

What district is Laconia High School in?

Laconia School District

How many students attend Laconia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Laconia High School.

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